Ithaca (Ithaca, NY) 7E Single Barrel Trap shotgun

Ithaca's Grade 7E shotgun was the company's top-of-the-line trap
gun with automatic ejectors. A total of 22 were manufactured and
this example was embellished by engraver William McGraw. McGraw
also signed his work on the trigger guard. Featuring a 32 inch vent
rib barrel, this shotgun is choked with 0.038 inch
constriction.

Ithaca was an arms company that had over the years acquired
several competitors (Syracuse Arms, Union Firearms Company, the
Wilkes-Barre Gun Company and even LefeverArms), but the firm had
built its smoothbore reputation on a line of hammerless doubles
that survived the Great Depression. Other shotguns offered by
Ithaca included an impressive line of single-shot shotguns intended
for trap competition, of which the premier model was the Sousa
Grade. This model was developed in conjunction with noted band
director and composer John Philip Sousa and incorporated gold
mermaids on the trigger guard. A total of 11 Sousa Grade guns were
marketed.